Three of Canada’s Rockie nominees are notable for the hard, journalistic look they take at some tough topics. Le Tchechenie, about war-torn Chechnya, The Sterilization of Leilani Muir and Crash Course, about the investigation of plane crashes, all use the television…

Montreal choreographer Jean-Pierre Perreault, creator of the post-modern dance sensation Joe, only watches television in hotels. ‘I look at television and I think, God! What poverty! How much Oprah Winfrey can they watch?’…

Regina’s Heartland Motion Pictures is working with the assumption held by many youngsters – that it would take nothing short of magic to make them understand mathematics – and is bringing this concept to Saskatchewan’s first children’s series….

In the midst of a busy 1996, Winnipeg’s Credo Entertainment Corporation has recently completed the filming of For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down, an mow for cbc. Coproduced by Manitoba’s Flat City Films, Wounded was filmed in and around Winnipeg…

If you build it they will come – but don’t expect them to acknowledge being there for all the hard-won incentives….

It’s been a year of highs and a significant low thus far for Alberta producers. The Alberta industry has seen a healthy rate of growth and the renewal of two major series, Alliance’s North of 60 and Great North Productions/Nelvana’s Jake…

Last ditch pitch…

Heading into the busy production season, Ontario filmmakers got a boost May 7 when the Ontario government announced its new refundable tax credit, which is expected to return $25 million to the coffers of the province’s producers….

‘Around the world, one of the first questions a Canadian selling a product will hear is, `Who is buying it in the United States?’ ‘ says Robert Morrice, senior manager, entertainment software, Royal Bank of Canada….

How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly chronicles their true downfall – from junk food, over-partying and not enough flossing….

May 15, Cannes: The halfway point of the festival has revealed some hits including Mike Leigh’s Secrets and Lies, Patrice Leconte’s Ridicule and Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves to name only a few in the official competition….

In the first major development since the BHVR Communications takeover of Malofilm Communications, the company’s distribution division has signed an exclusive three-year output agreement with October Films, New York. The deal with Malofilm Distribution covers all media rights in Canada….